Water-soluble doubly-strapped isolated perylene diimide chromophore by Yang, Fei, Li, Ran, Wei, Wei, Ding, Xingwei, Xu, Zhenzhen, Wang, Ping, Wang, Guo, Xu, Yanqing, Fu, Hongbing, Zhao, Yanli

“…More importantly, the highly concentrated aqueous solution of PDI radical anion can be significantly stabilized by GBox-14+ to exhibit an excellent near-infrared photothermal effect, which was further exploited for efficient and selective antibacterial applications. …”
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Hydrological & hydrodynamic modelling of the Baliem River in Highland Papua, Indonesia by Wee, Khai Zher

“…In this study, we addressed this by modelling the river at two locations (also known as pour points) near Wamena and Ilunggume in Highland Papua. We first delineated the watersheds for these pour points in ArcMap to characterise their attributes. …”
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Risk-based two-stage optimal scheduling of energy storage system with second-life battery units by Zhang, Yongxi, Zhu, Jiahua, Xu, Yan, Zhou, Renjun, Dong, Zhao Yang

“…With the growing adoption of Electrical Vehicles (EVs), it is expected that a large number of on-board Li-ion batteries will be retired from EVs in the near future. Retired batteries will typically retain 80% of their initial capacities and can be recycled as second life batteries (SLBs). …”
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An artificial neural network model for multi-flexoelectric actuation of plates by Fan, Mu, Yu, Pengcheng, Xiao, Zhongmin

“…Case studies showed that the flexoelectricity induced stress mainly concentrate near the probe, the size and shape of the flexoelectric patch have limited effect on the actuation, hence, only the actuator positions were choosing as the input of the ANN model. …”
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Modeling and analysis of thermal storage for a district cooling system (DCS) by Ong, Zhiguan.

“…Results have shown a more desirable chilled water supply pressure when the DCS main plant room is located at a high ground, near buildings with high cooling demand. In addition, the use of larger and more efficient chilled water pumps brings about a reduction of 25.49% in energy consumption, between the best and worst performing feasible pump solutions. …”
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A domain decomposition technique for acoustic wave interactions and scattering by Lim, Wei Xian, Chan, Wai Lee, Elhadidi, Basman

“…The nonlinear domain accounts for complex physics in the near field, such as acoustic wave interaction with shock waves and acoustic wave scattering from solid bodies. …”
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Temperature dependence of elastocaloric effect in a microstructurally graded NiTi alloy by Chen, Junyu, Wang, Wenqiang, Zhang, Qi, Lei, Liping, Ramamurty, Upadrasta, Fang, Gang

“…Detailed analyses show that while the fine grains present in the core of NiTi sheets reduce the global martensitic autocatalytic nucleation potency and increase strength to broaden Tspan, the coarser grains near the surfaces accommodate interlayer deformation to improve |ΔTad|. …”
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The triangulation of another earth, moon and sunshine. by Xie, Wilson Zhi Wei.

“…The ‘terrestrial celestials’ functions as a near-Earth zone setting that reconfigures the idea of space travel through contraction, rather than expansion into deep space. …”
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Raman spectroscopic study of the effects of dissolved NaCl and temperature on water structure by Wang, Yanan.

“…For NaCl solutions with different percentage of solute, there is a clear blue shift of peak around wave number 3300 cm-1 while a red shift occurs near wave number 580 cm-1. It is believed that the addition of NaCl introduces new ions, which breaks the water molecules tetrahedral hydrogen bonding and meanwhile helps to form the donor hydrogen bonding, thus the number of free OH bonds is slightly lowered. …”
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A study of shoppers' motives and profiles by Ang, Delphine Ling Ling, Seah, Beng Huey, Hee, Li Ling

“…The retail scene in Singapore is getting more aggressively competitive since the beginning of 1990s and would be expected to be more so in the near future. Therefore, it is of utmost interest to study what the future holds for these retail establishments, namely the shopping centres in Singapore. …”
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Effect of the shapes of foundation soil on the seismic response of dikes by Loo, Zhi Yung

“…In addition, it was observed that the PGA at dike crest was higher when the dike is position near the outcrop of the rock slope. The PGA drops and fluctuates before converging and normalizing when the dike was positioned further away from the slope edge. …”
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Dynamic simulation of granular filtration by Leong, Lee Man

“…Further works on optimizing the numerical model through the application of a better shape for the representation of the granular media and minimizing the gaps near the wall of the simulation domain are suggested. …”
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Friction stir processing of 3D-printed metal composites by Lim, Dalton Jun Jie

“…Producing components with near full density and minimal defects. FSP was then conducted on three specimens with different selected parameters. …”
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Mathematical model for the integrated portable temperature calibrator unit system by Nurfaezah Norahim

“…Some thermistors are installed in a position near a heating unit and the thermal radiation affects the performance of the thermistor to provide an accurate temperature reading. …”
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Impact of BREXIT on key stakeholders of the maritime industry in UK by Ching, Claudia Loke Wei

“…By and large, UK will generally experience detrimental effects in the near future, but the long term effects of BREXIT still awaits to be seen as UK seeks to establish new trade relations and construct necessary infrastructure in supporting the UK economy post-BREXIT. …”
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A vision based system for modern transportation system by Zhang, Zhicheng

“…The algorithms which allow us to identify the surrounding vehicle coordinates which enable us to prewarn the driver by using a slowdown notification if he or she is getting too near to the vehicles or pedestrian ahead. We will be also getting sample images of the car number plate. …”
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Deformation and slip along the Sunda megathrust in the Great 2005 Nias-Simeulue earthquake by Sieh, Kerry, Galetzka, John, Simons, Mark, Hananto, Nugroho, Suprihanto, Imam, Prayudi, Dudi, Avouac, Jean-Philippe, Prawirodirdjo, Linette, Bock, Yehuda, Hsu, Ya-Ju, Briggs, Richard W., Meltzner, Aron J., Natawidjaja, Danny H., Suwargadi, Bambang W.

“…The southeastern edge abuts a predominantly aseismic section of the megathrust near the equator.…”
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On solving singular interface problems using the enriched partition-of-unity finite element methods by Lee, Chi King, Liu, X., Fan, Sau Cheong

“…In the present approach, asymptotical expansions of the analytical solutions near the interface singularities are employed to enhance the accuracy of the solution. …”
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Semiconducting Polymer Nanobioconjugates for Targeted Photothermal Activation of Neurons by Lyu, Yan, Xie, Chen, Chechetka, Svetlana A., Miyako, Eijiro, Pu, Kanyi

“…Optogenetics provides powerful means for precise control of neuronal activity; however, the requirement of transgenesis and the incapability to extend the neuron excitation window into the deep-tissue-penetrating near-infrared (NIR) region partially limit its application. …”
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Performance Analysis of Fountain Codes in Multihop Relay Networks by James, Ashish, Madhukumar, A. S., Kurniawan, Ernest, Adachi, Fumiyuki

“…Fountain codes have been extensively employed in delay-tolerant networks (DTNs) due to their near-capacity performance with very low encoding/decoding complexity. …”
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